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Wilfred Otten publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wilfred Otten between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wilfred Otten published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2014. 4 of the 148 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2014. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 6 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
1997 2025

148 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wilfred Otten: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 1
1999 3
2000 2
2001 1
2002 3
2003 2
2004 6
2005 1
2006 2
2007 1
2008 6
2009 6
2010 11
2011 8
2012 9
2013 8
2014 18
2015 7
2016 4
2017 2
2018 8
2019 6
2020 8
2021 8
2022 4
2023 8
2024 3
2025 1
Total 148
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Wilfred Otten publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wilfred Otten sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 131–140 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 133 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544 133
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Wilfred Otten D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wilfred Otten sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348 45
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Wilfred Otten is affiliated with Cranfield University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Engineering, with a notable emphasis on Soil Science, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Plant Science as subfields.

Their research topics cover various areas, including Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Soil and Unsaturated Flow, Gut Microbiota and Health, Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Clay Minerals and Soil Interactions, and Plant Nutrient Uptake and Metabolism.

Otten's recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

  • A holistic perspective on soil architecture is needed as a key to soil functions (2021, European Journal of Soil Science)
  • Functional root trait-based classification of cover crops to improve soil physical properties (2021, European Journal of Soil Science)
  • Building soil sustainability from root-soil interface traits (2022, Trends in Plant Science)
  • Changes in soil surface properties under simulated rainfall and the effect of surface roughness on runoff, infiltration and soil loss (2023, Geoderma)
  • Linking rhizosphere processes across scales: Opinion (2022, Plant and Soil)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Otten include:

  • Philippe C. Baveye
  • Xavier Portell
  • Valérie Pot
  • Patricia Garnier
  • Olivier Monga

The most common venues for Otten's publications are:

  • European Journal of Soil Science (9 publications)
  • Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (2 publications)
  • Trends in Plant Science (1 publication)
  • Geoderma (1 publication)
  • Plant and Soil (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • The role of the natural environment in the emergence of antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria

    Elizabeth M.H. Wellington;Alistair B.A. Boxall;Paul Cross;Edward J. Feil

  • Prenatal stress, fetal imprinting and immunity.

    E. Merlot;D. Couret;W. Otten

  • Microbial distribution in soils: physics and scaling

    Iain M. Young;John W. Crawford;Naoise Nunan;Wilfred Otten

  • Emergent Properties of Microbial Activity in Heterogeneous Soil Microenvironments: Different Research Approaches Are Slowly Converging, Yet Major Challenges Remain.

    Philippe C. Baveye;Wilfred Otten;Alexandra Kravchenko;María Balseiro-Romero;María Balseiro-Romero

  • Transparent soil for imaging the rhizosphere.

    Helen F. Downie;Helen F. Downie;Nicola Holden;Wilfred Otten;Andrew J. Spiers

  • Observer-dependent variability of the thresholding step in the quantitative analysis of soil images and X-ray microtomography data

    Philippe C. Baveye;Magdeline Laba;Wilfred Otten;Liesbeth Bouckaert

  • Effect of bulk density on the spatial organisation of the fungus Rhizoctonia solani in soil.

    Kirsty Harris;Kirsty Harris;Iain M Young;Christopher A Gilligan;Wilfred Otten

  • A holistic perspective on soil architecture is needed as a key to soil functions

    Hans-Jörg Vogel;Maria Balseiro-Romero;Alexandra Kravchenko;Wilfred Otten

  • Challenges and opportunities for quantifying roots and rhizosphere interactions through imaging and image analysis.

    Helen F. Downie;Helen F. Downie;M. O. Adu;M. O. Adu;Sonja Schmidt;Wilfred Otten

  • From Dust Bowl to Dust Bowl: Soils are Still Very Much a Frontier of Science

    Philippe C. Baveye;David Rangel;Astrid R. Jacobson;Magdeline Laba

  • Soil physics, fungal epidemiology and the spread of Rhizoctonia solani

    Wilfred Otten;Darroch Hall;Kirsty Harris;Kirsty Harris;Karl Ritz

  • Saprotrophic invasion by the soil-borne fungal plant pathogen Rhizoctonia solani and percolation thresholds

    Douglas J. Bailey;Wilfred Otten;Christopher A. Gilligan

  • Earthworm‐induced N mineralization in fertilized grassland increases both N2O emission and crop‐N uptake

    I. M. Lubbers;L. Brussaard;Wilfred Otten;J. W. Van Groenigen

  • Empirical evidence of spatial thresholds to control invasion of fungal parasites and saprotrophs

    Wilfred Otten;Douglas J. Bailey;Christopher A. Gilligan

  • Functional root trait-based classification of cover crops to improve soil physical properties

    Csilla Hudek;Cristinel Putinica;Wilfred Otten;Sarah De Baets

  • Challenges in imaging and predictive modeling of rhizosphere processes

    Tiina Roose;Samuel D. Keyes;Keith Daly;Andrea Carminati

  • Effect of scanning and image reconstruction settings in X-ray computed microtomography on quality and segmentation of 3D soil images

    Alasdair N. Houston;Sonja Schmidt;A.M. Tarquis;Wilfred Otten

  • Continuity of air-filled pores and invasion thresholds for a soil-borne fungal plant pathogen, Rhizoctonia solani

    Wilfred Otten;Christopher A. Gilligan;C. W. Watts;A. R. Dexter

  • Combining X-ray CT and 3D printing technology to produce microcosms with replicable, complex pore geometries

    Wilfred Otten;Radoslaw Pajor;Sonja Schmidt;Philippe C. Baveye;Philippe C. Baveye

  • Quantification of the pore size distribution of soils: Assessment of existing software using tomographic and synthetic 3D images

    Alasdair N. Houston;Wilfred Otten;Wilfred Otten;Ruth E. Falconer;O. Monga

  • Adaptive-window indicator kriging: A thresholding method for computed tomography images of porous media

    A. N. Houston;W. Otten;P. C. Baveye;S. Hapca

  • Emergent Behavior of Soil Fungal Dynamics: Influence of Soil Architecture and Water Distribution

    Ruth E. Falconer;Alasdair N. Houston;Wilfred Otten;Philippe C. Baveye

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippe C. Baveye
Philippe C. Baveye University of Paris-Saclay
Christopher A. Gilligan
Christopher A. Gilligan University of Cambridge
Claire Chenu
Claire Chenu University of Paris-Saclay
Karl Ritz
Karl Ritz University of Nottingham
Alexandra Kravchenko
Alexandra Kravchenko Michigan State University
Iain M. Young
Iain M. Young King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Naoise Nunan
Naoise Nunan Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Guy J. D. Kirk
Guy J. D. Kirk Cranfield University
Eric Paterson
Eric Paterson James Hutton Institute
Hans-Jörg Vogel
Hans-Jörg Vogel Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

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